St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-04-09
THE HADDOCK MURDER.
An Impression That Several Liar.
Have Been on the Witness stand.

Have Eeen on the Witness stand.
Special to the Globe.
SIoUX CITY, Ia, April S.-The defense
in the Haddock case rested about II
o'clock to-day and the afternoon has been
occupied by the state in rebuttal during
which some of the witnesses for the de-
fense have peen shown up in very bad
light Each day it becomes more and more
apparent to casual observer that a bigger
lot of prevaricatorS never occupied the wit
ness stand in any court than have been
called IN this case. Very little evidence
has been introduced by the state to-day to
show anything except the bad character of
certain witnesses and to rebut one or two
minor points made by the defense. Coroner
Waterman, who conducted the inquest the
testimony and verdict of which has never
yet been made public, said to-day that
from the evidence given at that time he was
confident that a committee was appointed
by the Saloonkeepers to kill Haddock. and
that they
WENT TO THE SCENE ARMED
for that purpose. Which one fired the shot
he does not undertake to say, but thinks
each equally guilty with the others, and
would as lief think it was Leavitt as any
one. He also says that it was brought out
shot two men, of whom Leavitt was one
ran north on Water street and upstairs at
Ryan'S. In the evidence Oh the stand at
court it has not been developed that any
one accompanied Leavitt but it is never
thelesS probably fact. All the evidence
has been to show that two men approached
Haddock. and one fired the shot, and it
may yet be shown that Leavitt is that man
and that he ran to RyanS in company with
his companion. The state will probably
finish rebuttal tomorrow and arguments
will begin Monday.
THE TESTIMONY.
Sioux CITY. Ia, April S.-Leavitt was
recalled this morning by the defense to
identify the copies of his confession. The
defense offered extracts from his confession
in evidence, but on objection it was over
ruled. In answer to a question of the de-
Tense, Leavitt said he did not know what
he did say before the coroners jury. A
mans life was in danger then to tell what
he knew. The defense here offered in ev-
dence the confession of Leavitt as whole,
and it was accepted. At this point the de-
tense rested. The state had A. Lyon re-
called. The questions put to him were
with view to Impeachment. &. w.
Schmltt, the witness who Swore to viewing
the murder from his window in the COluln-
bia house, and who swore that Leavitt
fired the shot, was recalled. Il have been
at La Crosse, Lake Benton, Marshall and
New Ulm III Minnesota" said the witness.
~ have lived six months with the sheriff
at New Ulm; was in jail there. l saw my
wife last, two years ago." j. G. Peterson
was recalled for more cross S-eXamination.
He put in general denial to all questions
leading to impeachment. This ended the
line Of witnesses for the defense.
Witnesses in rebuttal were called by the
state this evening in the Haddock murder
trial. A. c. Matthews, o. c. jackson,
John l.. CaSs and S. S. NOrdville. citizens
of Lake Benton, Mimi, testified that they
knew Gus Schmdts general reputation for
truth and veraciiy to be bad. Dr.. j. NJ.
Knott went to the scene of the murder,
and returning met j. A. Lyon, who asked
him who was shot. When the doctor
answered that it was Haddock, Lyon said:
Good enough for him." Richard Fisher
testified to meeting Lyon in the gun store
and hearing him say. as he took up a
revolver: That is one of the kind that
killed the id preacher" G. Z. Hamil-
ton, stenographer at the coroner's inquest,
testified that in the testimony of John
Arensdorf, the latter locates himself two
blocks nearer the murder than he does in
his alibi. A. ID. TollisSon and II. n.
Foley, justice of the peace, emphatically
impeach the defense of the witness Juhl.